Recently I heard a podcast which highlighted Dr. Caroline Leaf, cognitive neuroscientist, and leadership guru, Dr. John Maxwell. The topic was leadership and emotional health and I thought it provided some helpful information for educational leaders, especially related to the challenges which have been faced over the past year. Today I would like to discuss some of the insights I gleaned from the podcast and talk about how these ideas specifically impact educational leaders and the work that they do. The first insight is that the mind is different than the brain. Our minds are malleable; they are trainable, and …